30 Stories to Remember

by John Beecroft (editor), Thomas B. Costain (editor)

The editors of Stories to Remember and More Stories to Remember have put together another delightful anthology containing selections by such important authors as Agatha Christie, George Bernard Shaw, John Buchan, Jesamyn West, Daphne du Maurier, Sir James Barrie, William Faulkner, James Thurber, Stuart Cloete, and Rudyard Kipling. Also included in the 896-page volume are seven great novels and novelettes: Rumer Godden's A candle for St. Jude, W. Somerset Maugham's The Alien Corn, Colette's Gigi, Paul Gallico's Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, Alice Duer Miller's Death and Professor Raikes, Sheila Burnford's The Incredible Journey, and Walker D. Edmond's Courtship of My Cousin Doone.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

884 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Beecroft graduated from the Wisconsin Normal school at Superior in 1921. He graduated Columbia U, 1924. Beecroft first worked for Crowell Publishing Co, writing reader's guides to Eliot's Five Foot Shelf of Books. In 1926 he traveled Europe to study architecture (primarily in Italy), returning to New York in 1928. He was hired at the Literary Guild (founded 1927), where he first began as editor of Wings, the monthly bulletin of the book club. He left the Guild briefly during the depression, working for Paramount Newsreel. Beecroft rejoined the Literary Guild in 1937 as Editor in Chief, a position he retained until his retirement in 1962. He selected such best sellers as A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and To Kill a Mockingbird. Beecroft's first choice at the Literary Guild was Liam O'Flaherty's Famine.

Beecroft was also editor of the Book League of America; the Doubleday Dollar Book Club; the Family Reading Club; and the Mystery Guild. Beecroft authored and edited a number of works, including: Mr Maugham Himself; Stories to Remember (with T.B. Costain); Kipling, A Selection of His Stories & Poems; The Gentleman from Indianapolis; A Treasury of Great Mysteries (with Howard Haycraft); Plain & Fancy Cats; Rocco Came In; and What? Another Cat! (illus. by Kurt Wiese); More Stories to Remember (with T.B. Costain); Best Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham; and The Modern Reader, which was reprinted in 1941 as The Modern Reader's Anthology.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed almost all of the stories in this collection. The different writing style were very interesting. Several were from much older timeframes than I normally encounter. I found some new authors to read and I'm sure I will be re-reading a few of the stories.

[Craig Schlossin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I gave it three stars I only thought maybe one quarter of the stories were worth reading. Be ruthless if you read this and only finish the good ones, of which there are a few.